McEntee on Race in the Presidential Election

by   |  October 16, 2008

AFSCME President Gerald McEntee appeared on CNN Tuesday afternoon to discuss a concerted effort by the labor movement to counteract reluctance by some voters to support Barack Obama because of the color of his skin.

“It’s kind of an anxiety that sits out there. It’s a brand new experience for [many voters] and it has to be overcome by education.”

Americans can’t afford to let smears, rumors and fear-mongering to distract them from the real issues which are at stake in this election – like John McCain’s plans to privatize Social Security, tax health care benefits for the first time ever and make permanent Bush’s tax cuts for the wealthy. A vote for Barack Obama is a vote for working families, for revitalizing the middle class and restoring the American dream. McEntee’s interview was a follow-up to an earlier report by CNN’s John King which can be viewed online here:

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